Summary

Western Civilization, 5/e, is distinguished for its wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. Recognizing that factors outside the continent affected European history, the authors highlight Europe's place in the world throughout the narrative and in the primary source feature, "The Global Record." Carefully revised and edited for greater accessibility, the Fifth Edition incorporates new pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization. The reconceived narrative and streamlined organization--featuring smaller, more cohesive learning units--lend to greater ease of use for both students and instructors.

Table of Contents

The Ancestors of the West

Origins, to ca. 3000 B.C

Mesopotamia, to ca. 1600 B.C

Egypt, to ca. 1100 B.C

Widening Horizons: The Levant and Anatolia, 2500-1150 B.C

The Visual Record: The Iceman and His World

The Sword, the Book, and the Myths: Western Asia and Early Greece

Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and Persians, ca. 1200-330 B.C

Israel, ca. 1500-400 B.C

Early Greece, to ca. 725 B.C

The Visual Record: The Trojan War

The Age of the Polis in Greece, ca. 750-350 B.C

Society and Politics in Archaic Greece, ca. 750-500 B.C

The Culture of Archaic Greece

Classical Greece

The Public Culture of Classical Greece

The Visual Record: The Parthenon

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, ca. 350-30 B.C